"Look at your left" vs "Look over to your left"

Skabr · Jul 29, 2014

Hi,

So, I'm confused which one is the correct (or most suitable) sentence(when the character is staring at a painting on his left which is some ten feet away.) :

1. He keeps looking at his left and doesn't listen to me.
2. He keeps looking over to his left and doesn't listen to me.
3. He keeps looking over at his left and doesn't listen to me.
4. He keeps looking leftwards and doesn't listen to me.

Thanks a lot for reading!

Thanks again for replying,

Skabr

asroc · Jul 29, 2014

He keeps looking to his left...

Myrealana · Jul 29, 2014

asroc said:
He keeps looking to his left...

That's the way I would say it.

King Neptune · Jul 29, 2014

I agree with them, and "He keeps looking at his left..." gives the impression that he is looking at his left hand or something like that. And "looking over at his left" gives the same impression (left arm, left hand or something).

ScarletWhisper · Jul 29, 2014

Yup, ITA with the consensus. "To his left" is the only one that wouldn't trip me up and make me look at it again.

sassandgroove · Jul 29, 2014

asroc said:
He keeps looking to his left...

yup

Rufus Coppertop · Jul 29, 2014

Yep. Absolutely.

Skabr · Jul 30, 2014

Hey everybody,

Thank you so much for helping me out. I was becoming really confused about it.

THANK YOU AGAIN!

It's nice to be at AW where help is always at hand! That reminds me of Hogwarts where help was always "at hand"!

Cheers,

Skabr

Roxxsmom · Jul 30, 2014

Unless there are regional or colloquial differences, I'd say "Look to your left," or "He kept looking over to his left."

"Look at your left" seems wrong to me, though you can certainly be looking at something that is to or on your left.

John looked at the book that sat on the table to his left.

"Look at your left" vs "Look over to your left"

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